Today we spent all afternoone at the Louvre Museum, but first in the morning we did some laundry (such are the joys of international travel).
The Louvre was pretty amazing - you could spend a week there and maybe then see everything. We got the multimedia guides - definitely worth getting as they have audio/visual tours with maps and everything. There are quite a few tours available on these little doo-dads, but we did the French artistry one which by alone took over three hours. There are also Italian, Medieval sections and even an Islamic one opening soon. After our little self-guided tour we got some lunch (well almost dinner by this time) and then went to see the Mona Lisa (it would be almost a crime to go to the Louvre and not see it!), after which we went back to the hotel for the night.
Unlike most museums, castles and churches in Europe, you were allowed to take photos here.
The biggest painting in the Louvre
Mel in front of the Mona Lisa
The throne used by Napolean
The Louvre was originally a palace used by Louis the 14th so some of the rooms were as they were when he was around, such as this one.
The outside of the Louvre as seen from the ferris wheel the previous day
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